How many under 10 km hikes are listed near Windsor?

10 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 2.3 km with 3 m (10 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 7.4 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Pebble Creek Ravine Trail currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

10 routes in this set are rated easy from distance and elevation measurements. The model does not verify exposure, surface, crossings, closures or current weather, so confirm those separately.

Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Windsor

The directory currently contains 10 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Windsor. Their average mapped distance is 2.3 km and average recorded ascent is 3 m (10 ft); the longest route in the set is 7.4 km.

This subset represents 77% of the 13 quality-checked routes near Windsor. Its average distance is 2.3 km, compared with 4.9 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 10 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (40%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.2 km

Pond Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Pebble Creek Ravine Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

2 recorded loops

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Easy

Pebble Creek Ravine Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 1.9 km
Typical duration: 24 min

River
Canyon and gorge

Easy

Rose Walking Path

Michigan · United States

Distance: 5.2 km
Typical duration: 1 hr 5 min

Easy

ITC Corridor Regional Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 7.4 km
Typical duration: 1 hr 33 min

Easy

Bluebird Meadows

Michigan · United States

Distance: 1.3 km
Typical duration: 17 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Linking Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 2.0 km
Elevation gain: 12 m
Typical duration: 26 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Pond Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 1.2 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 16 min

Waymarked route

Easy

West Loop

Michigan · United States

Distance: 1.1 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 14 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Red Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 0.5 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 7 min

Easy

Red-tail Run

Michigan · United States

Distance: 1.5 km
Typical duration: 19 min

Easy

Yellow Trail

Michigan · United States

Distance: 0.6 km
Typical duration: 7 min

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Pebble Creek Ravine TrailMichigan	1.9 km	0 m	24 min	Easy	April to October
Rose Walking PathMichigan	5.2 km	0 m	1 hr 5 min	Easy	April to October
ITC Corridor Regional TrailMichigan	7.4 km	0 m	1 hr 33 min	Easy	April to October
Bluebird MeadowsMichigan	1.3 km	0 m	17 min	Easy	April to October
Linking TrailMichigan	2.0 km	12 m	26 min	Easy	April to October
Pond TrailMichigan	1.2 km	6 m	16 min	Easy	April to October
West LoopMichigan	1.1 km	6 m	14 min	Easy	April to October
Red TrailMichigan	0.5 km	6 m	7 min	Easy	April to October
Red-tail RunMichigan	1.5 km	0 m	19 min	Easy	April to October
Yellow TrailMichigan	0.6 km	0 m	7 min	Easy	April to October

Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, Rose Walking Path, ITC Corridor Regional Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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What is the average distance and ascent?

How are the routes ordered?

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

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